Airport Guide for Hyderabad International Airport

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  February 10, 2012  

Hyderabad International Airport also known as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, is an international airport near Shamshabad, about 22 km (14 mi) from the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

It is named after former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. The airport replaced the former international airport of the city, Begumpet Airport. Commercial flight operations began at 12:01 am on 23 March 2008. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is the second public-private partnership venture in the Indian airports, the first being the Cochin International Airport.

It is a hub for Jet Lite, SpiceJet and IndiGo. It also serves as a focus city for Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines.